Month: October 2021

2021-10-24@7:35pm–#Bridgeport CT– Report of an assault in the 200 block of Wayne Street. No details on the cause of the assault so use caution if you are going into the area.

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2021-10-24@5:55pm–#Fairfield CT– Firefighters were called to extricate the driver that was injured with they lost control of their car and went up the embankment in front of Luigi’s on the Post Road. The blue truck in the background was not part of the incident and was legally parked in the strip mall above.

2021-10-24@5:40pm–#Bridgeport CT– #cttraffic– A car had a tire crash into his windshield on I-95 northbound at exit 27.

2021–10-23@11:14pm–#Westport CT– Report of a transformer explosion and possible power outage in the Mayfair Lane area.

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2021-10-23@10:29pm–#Bridgeport CT– First responders on scene of an assault at James and Grand Street. No further details so use caution in the area.

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2021-10-23@3:11pm–#Bridgeport CT– A person was “thrown” from the I-95 northbound at exit 26. EMS located the victim at the bottom of the ramp. No word on injuries.

2021-10-23@11:01am–#Bridgeport CT– Report of a car and motorcycle colliding at Barnum and Maple Street. No word on injuries.

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#Westport CT–On July 11, 2020, at approximately 3:25 a.m., Westport Police officers responded to the Merritt Country Store on Main Street for a burglar alarm activation. The first arriving officers found that the front door had been forced open and that the business had in fact been burglarized.

The store’s owner stated that nothing appeared to be missing, but that there was $2,000.00 worth of damage from the forced entry. The officers were able to view surveillance footage which showed two men enter the store and leave about a minute later. At approximately 5:00 a.m. that same morning a police officer in a neighboring community interrupted a burglary in progress and the suspects fled in a small pick-up truck. The vehicle, which was occupied by two men, was pursued by both Norwalk and Westport officers, but the pursuit was ultimately terminated for safety reasons. During the pursuit one of the occupants tried to throw items from the truck at the pursuing officers in an attempt to slow them down.

It was believed that the individuals involved in the burglary in the neighboring town also committed the burglary in Westport. The detective assigned to the case worked closely with neighboring communities who also experienced commercial burglaries that same morning and was able to develop Terell Hendrick and Carlos Ortiz as suspects. Additional evidence tying the two men to the burglary was obtained. Based upon the investigation, warrants for the arrests of Mr. Hendrick and Mr. Ortiz were completed and signed by a Superior Court Judge.

On the morning of October 13, 2021, both men were arrested by Westport detectives. Mr. Terrell was charged with Burglary in the Third Degree, Conspiracy to Commit Larceny in the Sixth Degree, Criminal Mischief in the First Degree, Disobeying the Signal of an Officer, and Throwing Objects at a Motor Vehicle. He was held on a $100,000.00 bond and was arraigned later that same morning at Stamford Superior Court. Mr. Ortiz was charged with Burglary in the Third Degree, Conspiracy to Commit Larceny in the Sixth Degree, and Criminal Mischief in the First Degree. He was held on a $10,000.00 bond and was arraigned later that same morning at Stamford Superior Court.

BRIDGEPORT, CT – The Department of Public Facilities announces brown bag collection has begun in the City of Bridgeport. Residents are reminded that the DPF crew will collect leaves on the same day as their scheduled recycling day. Leaves should be placed in brown paper leaf bags, garbage cans with no lids, or open top cardboard boxes. To be collected, Bridgeport residents must have their desired receptacle at the curbside on their day of recycling pickup by 6am.

ADDITIONAL BROWN BAG COLLECTION GUIDELINES:

• Leaves, brush, and grass clippings are on Connecticut’s list of mandatory recycling items. Do not mix these with garbage. The City of Bridgeport encourages residents to compost at home and mulch your grass clippings into your lawn.
• Plastic bags, loose piles of brush and leaves, rocks, soil, and sand will not be collected.
• Brush must be less than 4 feet in length and 6 inches or less in diameter. It must be tied up in bundles, no heavier than 50 lbs.
• There is a 25-pound weight limit for bags and a 50-pound for cans. Do not overload bags and cans
• Logs and stumps will not be collected. Those items should be brought to the Transfer Station – 475 Asylum Street
• If a resident misses their scheduled leaf pick-up date, leaves can also be transported in any container to the Transfer Station. Unless they are in paper leaf bags, they must be emptied into the on-site containers at the transfer station.
• Brown Bag collection will be delayed one day if it falls on a holiday

If you believe your residence was missed for leaf pick up, please call the Bridgeport Department of Public Facilities on the same day at 203-576-7124. For more information, visit http://bridgeportct.gov/leafcoll.

2021-10-23@1:34am–#Fairfield CT– Report of a person checking car doors on Black Rock Avenue.

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